The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-10-27
THE COMMONWEALTH.


SENATOR BLAcKBuRS's daughter was
married 10 j. Tweed Stewart OF Cincin.
natl, at Versailles.
AT Mt. Sterling the planing-mill Of John
w. Burton, workshop adjoining, two
dwellings and five empty freight cars were
burned.
Miss ANNA LAREER, of Bulltown, Nelson
County, died the other day aged one hun.
dred and five years,
EPIDEMIC OF milk sickness near White
Run, Ohio County.
THE other day James Knoblauch,
butcher OF Newport, was standing on
step-laddcr cleaning windows, when he
fell. in his descent his hand was caught
hy n large meat-hook and horribly lacer-
ated.
THR other day man registered at the
Latonia Hotel and furnished D. c. Moore
as his name, and claimed that he was con-
nected with Dun's Mercantile Agency.
The other afternoon he sent to the
livery stable OF Harbick & Rose and pro-
cured horse and buggy. Since that time
he has not been heard Of, or the horse and
buggy either.
The Baptists OF Kentucky held series
of jubilee meetings in Louisville in COM
memoration OF the formation OF the Gem
eral Association OF the Baptsts in Ken
lucky on October 90 1897.
The two year-old child of VIM. Pritchett
strayed from its parents on the street. at
Paducah, and wandered into the ware
house of the Pnducah Furniture Company.
Tho little fellow was playing under the
elevator hatchway, when the elev9tor
c me down, crushing the child into q
shapeless mass.
THE Masonic, Grand Lodge OF Kentucky
elected officers as follows j. Soule Smith,
Lexington, grand master; James D. Black,
Barbouryille, deputy grand master; w. w.
Clark, Hopkinsville, grand senior warden;
Charles II. Fisk, Covington, grand junior
warden.
A YOUNG girl gave birth to an illegiti-
mate child, near 0wensboro, few days
ago, which was without arms, eyes or
ears. On each cheek there was patch of
fine hair and between the shoulders was
another patch fully two inches long. The
monstrosity is living and apparently doing
well.
FIFTEEN thousand strangers were In Pa
ducah on the 10Th. The occasion was the
reunion OF the blue and the gray. In con-
nection was an industrial parade, by mer-
chants and manufacturers OF Paducah.
The procession formed at ten o'clock with
veteran soldiers, patriarchs, militia, grand
nabobs, etc, following which came one
hundred floats, representing every indus
trial enterprise in the city and many mer-
camille houses. This alone was three miles
long, the balance swelling the procession
to four miles in length. AT eleven o'clock
the exercises of the reunion began with an
address of welcome by Major Thomas E.
Moss, responded to by Colonel G. A. G.
Holt, of Galloway. The speaking whetted
the appetites of the vast audience for the
monstrous barbecue dinner given by citi
zens of Paducah. Ample provision was
made for all, 1000 people being fed at each
sitting. After dinner, Judge Lindsay, the
principal orator, delivered an eloquent ad-
dress OF some length, Private Alex. Bow
on next spoke, then came toasts, as fol-
lows:
ments the common heritage OF sll"-Governor
Buckner.
The heroes of both ses."--Colonei Polk
johnson.
"Our country as 1t is."-General Sam Il. Hill
THE lost cause."-Captain G. T. Allen, OF
Princeton.
THE peucemaker. Matt Adams.
The closing speech was delivered by
Hon. w. ]. Stone. 1t was resolved to hold
q reunion OF the blue and gray at Fulton,
October 81, 1888. AT night the festivities
were concluded by fireworks and music on
the principal streets,
THE following Kentucky postmastors
were appointed few days ago: Jno. w.
MCCARTHY, Brooks, Bullitt County; Vim.
T. McCracklin, High Grove, Nelson County; /;
Jno. Z. Drake, Peach Grove, Pendleton
County.
THE incorporators Of the Hawesville and
Pellyille railroad, in this State, proposes
to push the road through at once.
The following Kentuckians were granted
pensions a few days ago: Martha A. NJ,
widow Of Nathaniel Howard, Joliet; Ra-
chel, mother of Isaac Norris, Val Charity,
mother OF John J. Bagland, Rockfeld.
Mexican war-Sarah j., widow of VIM.
Dougherty, Stanford; Christopher c.
Davis, Shepherdsville; John Prewltt.
Bryantsville; John A. Shrader, Pewee
Valley; William Smith, Campton;
Fielding Vaughn. Hudgins; Green
McTelf, Munfordville; Thomas Ryan,
Corinth; Jas. Nj. Keeney, Princeton.
Original-George w. Gabhart, Bradfords-
vile; james Milot, Louisville; John Vain
scott, Lockport. Increase-Reuben Lang
ford, Somerset; Joda Melford, Greenup;
Jonas Jordon, Louisa; Allen Pearer, Mont
pelier; Jonathan Smith, Somerset Elias
Talkington, alias Rutiford, Elkton; War
rem Watson, Gadberry; VIM. r. Wings,
Casey Creek. Reissue-Jos Durbin, Beat
tyville; John j. Landram, Warsaw. Re-
issue and Increase-Banister w. Dickens,
Whitesville.
THE recent Industrial and Commercial
Conference held in Louisville has received
very generous notice from the State
press.
GOVERNOR BucKNER has purchased a pair
of beautiful bays from Madison County at
a cost of 81 200. They al by old Peavine,
TWO years oiu, PericV1 HiatVh, anu Boou
sixteen hands high.
AT Frankfort, Ike Shields (colored,) in
quarrel with his wife, picked up ain ak and
struck at her head, inficting a deep and
ugly wound on her forehead, which may
yet prove fatal
Hon. W. W. FRAZIER presiding judge Of
the Logan County court, died few days
ago Of heart disease He was also ex-Sen-
ator from that district and member in
high standing OF tho Knights of Honor,
Masons and Odd Fellows.
THE Governor has appointed the follow
ing named gentleman Honorary Commis-
sioners to represent kentucky at the Cen
tennial Exposition of the Ohio Valley and
Central States; Professor j. r. Proctor,
Frankfort: Hon. Thos. E. Mass Paducah; /;
Colonel John f. Hagar, Ashland; Judge
Matt, Walton, Lexington; M ]. King,
Esq, Newport; r. G. Hemingway, Esq,